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Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, C.S.W. is a noted psychotherapist, in private practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. for over 25 years. He is a Senior Lecturer and the Creative Director of Aish Hatorah's Discovery Productions. He is also an editor and author for the Artscroll Publishing Series and a member of the Kollel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.

In these marvelous stories -- brimming with wit, understanding, a touch of irony and a large helping of authentic Torah perspective -- we will walk with a renowned and experienced psychotherapist and popular author through the pathways of contemporary life: its crowded sidewalks, its pedestrian malls, and the occasional dead end street. This is a walk through our lives that will be fun, entertaining -- and eye-opening. In our full -- sometimes overfull -- and complex lives, Yaakov Salomon is a welcome and much-needed voice of sanity and reason.

His speaking, writing and musical talents have delighted audiences from Harvard to Broadway and everything in between. Rabbi Salomon shares his life with his wife, Temmy, and their unpredictable family.

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Visitor Comments: 3

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Mike,
August 8, 2014 9:50 PM

Glass half full

I usually notice when problems occur and do not appreciate the normal positives of day to day life. It's easy to get excited about seeing a beautiful rainbow but not as easy when you wake up.

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malka,
August 7, 2014 6:47 AM

Yea, we tend to focus on negative. And then something happens. When things are nice again, we enjoy it more because we felt what it was like the other way. Lets not wait for a challenge to make us appreciate, we should appreciate now.

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Ari,
August 6, 2014 3:41 PM

Lessons from a holocaust survivor

Just last night, in the last hour of Tisha B'Av (the fast which commemorates the destruction of the temple, the culmination of the 9 days), the Aish centre in my hometown showed a documentary of a trip to Poland for university students, led by a Holocaust survivor. His excitement in showing them his hometown and determination to go to back to the camps where he was interned was inspiring. He seemed like the happiest man in the world, despite having gone through hell and losing his entire family. Not to mention the fact that he fought in the 1948 War of Independence and spent 6 months in Jordanian captivity. He kept saying how happy he was to have survived and be able to show others what he experienced.There was one moment when he was standing in the baracks, next to the camera. As the tour guide with him was speaking to the group, he unrolled his shirtsleeve and waved his arm in front of the camera, so the viewers could see the number on it.He now has a beautiful family of his own.If he can see the sun on a cloudy day, than so can I!

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